Liverpool hero Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain marries Little Mix star Perrie Edwards
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Little Mix star Perrie Edwards and former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have tied the knot in a stunning Portugal wedding ceremony at Quinta do Lago in the AlgarveAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain has married Perrie Edwards(Image: Instagram/perrieedwards)Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards have tied the knot in Portugal.Photographs published by the Daily Mail show Edwards wearing an exquisite lace gown featuring sleeves and a corset bodice. The bride arrived at a small Catholic church in a vintage white Mercedes convertible, while her family traveled in a silver Rolls-Royce.After the ceremony, Edwards and Oxlade-Chamberlain, who left Liverpool in 2023 after playing 146 times for the club, stepped out grinning and holding hands.
Edwards held a bouquet of white calla lilies, which she raised triumphantly as their guests applauded. The bridesmaids were dressed in strapless silk blue gowns with scarves draped around their necks and carried flowers matching the bride's.The delighted couple exchanged their vows in Quinta do Lago in Portugal.
The location holds significance for them, as they own a villa in the Algarve where they have spent numerous holidays over the years.Edwards, who hails from South Shields in Tyneside, has been in a relationship with former Liverpool and Arsenal midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain since 2017, with the pair getting engaged in 2022.The couple opted to exchange vows in an intimate ceremony attended by 70 guests before entertaining their nearest and dearest at the neighboring Parrilla Natural restaurant, which offers Uruguayan-inspired cuisine in one of the Algarve's most picturesque locations.The couple have got married in Portugal(Image: Instagram/perrieedwards)Ahead of their wedding day, the pair threw an extravagant pre-wedding bash for their guests to socialize. Amongst the stars who traveled out were Oxlade-Chamberlain's soccer mates: ex-Arsenal footballer Carl Jenkinson and Fulham's Harrison Reed.Meanwhile, Edwards' VIP guests featured her Little Mix bandmates Jade Thirwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.It's reported that Oxlade-Chamberlain's brother was among the final attendees to depart on the first evening of celebrations, with most guests retiring around 10 pm local time.This comes just five months after Edwards, who also has a son, Axel, with the ex-England midfielder, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Alanis Valentine.Oxlade-Chamberlain, who made 35 senior appearances for England earlier in his career, graduated from Southampton's academy and played 43 times for the first team before joining Arsenal in 2011.He played 198 times for the Gunners, winning three FA Cups, before joining Liverpool in 2017.While injuries hampered Oxlade-Chamberlain's progress on Merseyside, he still spent six seasons at the club and won several trophies, including the Premier League title and Champions League.He went on to play for Besiktas, winning the Turkish Cup, before signing for Celtic in January.